The witch and other stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
Book
)1,039
editions published
between
1888
and
2014
in
29
languages
and held by
8,610 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This book, part of the multi-volume edition of Chekhov's stories translated by Constance Garnett, contains seven stories, including The Letter, Easter Eve, A Nightmare, The Murder, Uprooted, and the novella-length story The Steppe

The cherry orchard and other plays by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
Book
)547
editions published
between
1900
and
2014
in
25
languages
and held by
6,273 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Dramatization of the passing of the old order in Russia, as an artistocratic family learns their land has been sold to a peasant

The three sisters by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
Book
)119
editions published
between
1922
and
2014
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
3,931 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Jarrell's translation clearly exhibits the sensitivity and poignancy of Chekhov's play which traces the intricate relationships between the sisters and the supporting characters

The seagull a play in four acts by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
)73
editions published
between
1895
and
2014
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
2,432 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
An exploration of the relationships between a young woman, a fading older lady, her playwright son and a popular author. Trepleff, a youthful aspiring writer dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre while Irina Arkadina, Trepleff's self-centered mother, an accomplished actress, derides her son's ambitions

Uncle Vanya by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
Book
)58
editions published
between
1922
and
2013
in
3
languages
and held by
1,871 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
So, what happens in Uncle Vanya? Not much; just life, played out over four acts. There are rich people, and there are people who work for the rich people, whom the rich people don't really care about. There is a gun fired in anger and desperation, but there aren't any bodies to carry off stage. There are men making fools of themselves over women. There are those who accept their fates and wait for their rewards in heaven, and there are others who don't care one way or another. Chekhov's play moves so languidly that, without a vibrant cast, an understanding director, and a lively translation, it stands the chance of passing under the radar of the average audience. The reworking of the script aims at accessibility, replacing the "outdated colloquialisms" and "brittle prose" of earlier translations

The short stories of Anton Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
Book
)65
editions published
between
1903
and
1994
in
3
languages
and held by
1,812 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A day in the country.--Old age.--Kashtanka.--Enemies.--On the way.--Vanka.--La cigale.--Grief.--An inadvertence.--The black monk.--The kiss.--In exile.--A work of art.--Dreams.--A woman's kingdom.--The doctor.--A trifling occurrence.--The hollow.--After the theatre.--The runaway.--Vierochka.--The steppe.--Rothschild's fiddle

Uncle Vanya scenes from country life in four acts by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
)23
editions published
between
1899
and
2012
in
English
and held by
1,785 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Uncle Vanya is one of Anton Checkov's four major plays. It was first performed in 1900, the year after its publication, under direction by the celebrated Konstantin Stanislavski. The text reworks an earlier play by Checkov, The Wood Demon . Critics have attempted to follow Checkov's method and artistic development by tracking the changes he made to the earlier text. The cast of Uncle Vanya is significantly pared back and the ending left less happily resolved

Plays by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
Book
)109
editions published
between
1912
and
2007
in
English and Multiple languages
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1,653 WorldCat member
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worldwide
Presents eight plays by Anton Chekhov

Ivanoff a play by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
)26
editions published
between
1923
and
2011
in
3
languages
and held by
1,560 WorldCat member
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worldwide
Nikolai Ivanov is a government official concerned with peasant affairs. Chekhov paints him as the quintessentially melancholy Russian from the upper social strata. Ivanov is severely afflicted by internal conflicts - by his loss of appetite for life and the love of his wife. He also battles external pressures from the managing of his estate and his debts. Everything collides in a melodramatic climax. Ivanoff (from Ivan, the commonest of Russian names) was by no means meant to be a hero, but a most ordinary, weak man oppressed by the "immortal commonplaces of life", with his heart and soul aching in the grip of circumstance, one of the many "useless people" of Russia for whose sorrow Chekhov felt such overwhelming pity. He saw nothing in their lives that could not be explained and pardoned, and he returns to his ill-fated, "useless people" again and again, not to preach any doctrine of pessimism, but simply because he thought that the world was the better for a certain fragile beauty of their natures and their touching faith in the ultimate salvation of humanity

The sea-gull by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
Book
)63
editions published
between
1912
and
2013
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,557 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Classic comedy-drama depicting man's propensity for destroying those he is close to. The main protagonists are Trepleff, the youthful aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre and Irina Arkadina, Trepleff's self-centered mother, an accomplished actress, who derides her son's ambitions

Kashtanka by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
Book
)96
editions published
between
1892
and
2012
in
11
languages
and held by
1,482 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
One cold winter day in old Russia, Kashtanka sets off for a walk with her master. Loud music terrifies the the dog, who runs away and is lost. A stranger finds her and a new life opens before her including performing in the circus. Later Kashtanka has to choose between her new life or returning to her old life

Ivanov; a drama in four acts by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
Book
)134
editions published
between
1900
and
2014
in
18
languages
and held by
1,233 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"In Ivanov, Anton Chekhov's first full-length play, Chekhov created a portrait of a man plagued with self-doubt and despair. Considered one of Chekhov's most elusive characters, he seeks more in life than the self-absorption and ennui he sees in his contemporaries. Tormented by falling out of love with his dying Jewish wife, Ivanov, on her death, proposes to the young daughter of a neighbor, but, as the weddng party assembles, a final burst of his habitual indecisiveness has fatal results."--BOOK JACKET

The shooting party by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
Book
)83
editions published
between
1910
and
2013
in
9
languages
and held by
1,121 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
When a young woman dies during a shooting party at the country estate of a dissolute count, a magistrate is called upon to investigate. The mystery deepens and suspicion falls more widely as it emerges that the dead woman was at the centre of a tangled web of relationships: with her elderly husband, with the lecherous count, and with the magistrate himself

Wild honey : the untitled play by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
Book
)18
editions published
between
1984
and
1987
in
English
and held by
1,017 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Adaptation of Chekhov's play known as Platonov or A Country Scandal. Romantic farce about fickle schoolmaster in 19th century Russia. 2 acts, 4 scenes, 12 men, 4 women, 1 setting

The good doctor; a new comedy with music by Neil Simon(
Book
)6
editions published
in
1974
in
English
and held by
966 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Russia at the turn of the century provides the setting for comedy sketches about life's minor tragedies

The black monk and other stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
)8
editions published
between
1994
and
2008
in
English
and held by
850 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Four of noted Russian author and physician Checkhov's most acclaimed short stories are collected together

The cherry orchard by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
Recording
)39
editions published
between
1965
and
2014
in
3
languages
and held by
840 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Presents a drama about the woes of an aristocratic Russian family and their struggle to maintain their way of life in a changing world

The duel by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov(
Book
)134
editions published
between
1891
and
2012
in
11
languages
and held by
802 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
First published in 1891, this morality tale pits a scientist, a government worker, his mistress, a deacon, and a physician against one another in a verbal battle of wits and ethics that explodes into a violent contest: the duel. When Laevsky, a lazy youth who works for the government, tires of his dependent mistress, Nadyezhda Fyodorovna, Von Koren, the scientist, delivers a scathing critique of Loevskys egotism, forcing the young man to examine his soul. The Duel is a tale of human weakness, the possibility of forgiveness, and a mans ultimate ability to change his ways. It is classic Chekhov, revealing the multifaceted essence of human nature